2011/6/24 Man on Bridges <[email protected]>
> ** > Dear Angela et al, > > On 23-6-2011 22:30, Angela Kemmler wrote: > > The electrical input was 750W > > No, it was between 784 and 805 W (230x3.4 or 230x3.5). The tension is 230 V > in Italy. This is called in Italy "eurotensione", google it. I already posted > the link to the italian wikipedia article abt mains tension in Italy. Must I > repeat it? It was 220 V there until the end of the 90ies. When I was a child, > it was 110 V in some areas, I remember it very well. > > Lewan measured the tension in the Rossi showroom in april, and the tension > was even above 230 V: on 19th and 28th of april it was 236 V AC. I dont know > why Rossi talks about 220 V. > > > You are right that the current voltage (ref. *count Alessandro Giuseppe > Antonio Anastasio Volta*) is 230 Volt AC (50 Hz) in Europe; as a result of > European Harmonisation in 1995; but as you mention that was not always the > case. > > For precision sake I can tell that, here in Italy, the voltage, excluding very few cases near the end of heavy loaded power lines, is always over 230 an mostly near 240 V. Checked by my self several times. Rossi could have shown the line voltage too in order to better support his claim of 750W. Very smart guy, isn't it ?
